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Miles To Go Before I Sleep

by Heldinky

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1.
The River 03:21
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2.
Take Me Down 03:27
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3.
The Song With No Name 05:28
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4.
Swordfish 04:38
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5.
Your Place 03:36
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6.
Time 04:16
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7.
Say What You Say 02:39
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Arms 03:38
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Lovers Are Mortal 04:15
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Miles To Go Before I Sleep is the debut release by Heldinky, a trio from Bangor, north Wales. The group have been described in one review as playing "intense, dark and hauntingly beautiful music" and elsewhere their sparse intensity has been likened to the original PJ Harvey trio

Singer, guitarist and primary songwriter Helena Palombo grew up in south London, listening to the likes of Tim Buckley, Annette Peacock, Elizabeth Frazer and Kate Bush before relocating to north Wales. Here she performed as a solo artist, also playing at gigs and festivals around the UK, including the Glastonbury Festival. She also collaborated with Wendykurk/Dethkats guitarist Mat Watkins, before forming the current Heldinky line-up with drummer Mike McMahon (ex-Vaffan Coulo/Valleum) and bass player Dave Taylor.

The group have developed a spare, taut and atmospheric style, stripped of all superfluous ornamentation, where the spaces become as important as the notes. The songs on the album were mostly written by Helena over the past few years, with a composition each by the other two members. The album was recorded in the drummer's spare room, using basic recording equipment and retains a rawness that evokes their live sound.

The record closes with a cover of Be Bop Deluxe's Lovers Are Mortal, whose composer Bill Nelson has endorsed, saying "Lovely vocal and I like the minimalist arrangement...would have enjoyed producing this for the band, keeping the same spare approach. Very nice."

The album sleeve features a painting by Peter Holloway RCA. The record was mixed by Samuel Durrant at Studio Un (www.studioun.com) and The Song With No Name features a guestappearance by guitarist Hywel Edwards.

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released January 5, 2015

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Turquoise Coal started in 2012 as a depository for archive recordings of north Wales music. Later that year we became a record label and have released several vinyl LPs, CDs and downloads. Some can be found here, and will be continuously added to over time. All our releases by Spectralate can be found on the group's own site (see link below). ... more

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